Councillors to call for river dredging

THE Environment Agency is being called upon to dredge the county's rivers following recent flooding in the south of the country.

A motion is to be put forward at a Notts County Council meeting this Thursday.

It will also call on public bodies to give more support to voluntary groups that are tackling issues caused by flooding, as well as asking councils that deal with planning to only accept developments on flood plains in "exceptional cases".

The motion is being put forward by Conservative councillors Bruce Laughton and Roger Jackson.